Hiring Announcement for Staff Appraiser – Edmonton, Canada
📢Dear Candidates,
RPS Real Property Solutions is excited to announce an opening for the position of Staff Appraiser. We are seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented professional to join our team and contribute to our mission of delivering innovative and effective residential real estate solutions.
About RPS Real Property Solutions
RPS Real Property Solutions is a leading Canadian provider of outsourced real estate solutions including property valuations, business intelligence and mortgage-related services. We partner with financial institutions, mortgage professionals, real estate professionals, government agencies and economic research firms to help them make informed decisions with confidence.
Our expertise providing solutions for property valuations, data-driven risk management tools, market trending and insights, and consulting services over 25 years has established RPS as the strategic partner for real solutions to real property challenges.
We are dedicated to building on our strong legacy of operational excellence and fostering long-term relationships with our clients and partners, delivering the most innovative and effective residential real estate solutions in the market.
Our team is united by a shared set of values:
· We’re Client Obsessed
· We Love Innovation, But Worship Execution
· We Believe Simplicity Is Genius
· We Own What We Do
· We’re Guided by True North
· We Care Personally, Challenge Directly
Value & Overview of the Role
An RPS staff appraiser’s primary responsibility is to conduct thorough property evaluations by providing detailed, unbiased assessments of property value based on comprehensive analysis of market trends, property conditions, and comparable sales.
In addition to conducting appraisals, the staff appraiser ensures adherence to industry regulations and client requirements, working closely with other teams to ensure timely report delivery and resolution of any issues related to the appraisal process. This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively with clients, appraisers, and internal teams to ensure a seamless process from order to completion.
Accountabilities
- Conduct full, drive-by, desktop, market rent, and progress inspection appraisals with attention to detail, ensuring each property valuation is thorough, accurate, and aligned with the relevant appraisal standards and client requirements.
- Maintain productivity standards by completing a minimum quantity of orders per working day within established timelines.
- Ensure high-quality and compliant valuations. This includes compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and industry guidelines.
- Adhere to turnaround time expectations to ensure timely delivery of appraisal reports.
- Leverage appraisal software tools, such as RPS forms and related technologies, to streamline the appraisal process and ensure accurate reporting
- Maintain a reliable vehicle in good working condition, ensuring it is available for property inspections when · required, thereby supporting efficient and timely service delivery.
- Uphold professional designation and memberships in good standing with one of the three appraisal associations, ensuring compliance with industry standards and maintaining appropriate liability insurance.
- Comply with workfile record-keeping and data protection requirements. Adhere to electronic safety measures to protect private and confidential information, ensuring the security and integrity of all data handled.
- Actively collaborate with internal teams to test and deploy new products, services, and technologies that enhance the appraisal process and ensure successful implementation of product updates.
Work Experience
- Minimum of 3 – 5 years of appraisal experience.
- Customer Obsessed – understand our appraisers and clients, anticipate and strive to exceed the customers’ expectations.
- Interpersonal Skills – have the ability to develop and maintain positive relationships and facilitate constructive interactions
- Active listening skills – keen ability to listen attentively, comprehend the full message being communicated, respond thoughtfully, and retain key information.
- Team Player - collaborate across the Success Teams
- Critical thinker – determine client needs and the best course of action and think differently to creatively resolve challenges.
- Technology - knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (primarily Word, Outlook, and Excel)
Education
- College or University
- Designation with one of the Canadian Appraisal associations
The salary offered for this position is competitive and within the market range for similar roles in the industry.
Benefits:
Dental care
Employee assistance program
Extended health care
Life insurance
RRSP match
Vision care
Wellness program
Work from home
RPS | Real Property Solutions Inc. is committed to attracting, hiring and promoting people based on their skills and abilities to do a job. We support equality of opportunity and culture diversity and are focused on hiring and retaining employees regardless of disability, age, ancestry, colour, race citizenship, ethnic origin, place of origin, creed, disability, family status, marital status, gender identity, gender expression, record of offences, sex and sexual orientation. Accommodations for job applicants with disabilities are available upon request during the recruitment process.
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